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Gonzalo Frasca's proposal for videogames that address "critical thinking, education, tolerance, and other trivial issues."

Ian Bogost, the co-designer of The Howard Dean for Iowa Game (along with First Person contributor Gonzalo Frasca), deconstructs section three.

Moving from the holodeck to the game board, Janet Murray explains why we make dramas of digital simulations.

Espen Aarseth foresees the quick end of Murray's "story-game hybrid" and suggests instead a "critical theory of games."